# List of History Bites episodes

The following is an episode list of the Rick Green show, History Bites, which ran from 1998 to 2004.

## Episodes
### Season 1

| Title | Original airdate | # |
| The Gods Must Be Angry | Unknown | Pilot |
| A look at the Mount Vesuvius eruption (79 AD). |||
| The Black Death | October 1, 1998 | 101 |
| A look at the Black Death in Europe (1348 AD). |||
| Caligula Is Croaked | October 8, 1998 | 102 |
| A look at the Roman Emperor Caligula (41 AD). |||
| Dead Philosopher Walking | October 15, 1998 | 103 |
| A look at the Greek philosopher Socrates (399 BC). |||
| Great Fire of London | October 22, 1998 | 104 |
| A look at the Great Fire of London (1666 AD). |||
| Charlemagne | October 29, 1998 | 105 |
| A look at the great Emperor Charlemagne (800 AD). |||
| The Declaration of Independence | November 5, 1998 | 106 |
| A look at the American Declaration of Independence (1776 AD). |||
| Magna Carta | November 12, 1998 | 107 |
| A look at the signing of the Magna Carta (1215 AD). |||
| Pure Vandalism | November 19, 1998 | 108 |
| A look at the Vandals and the sacking of Rome (455 AD). |||
| The French Revolution | November 26, 1998 | 109 |
| A look at the French Revolution, in the time just preceding the execution of Robespierre (1794 AD). |||
| The Spanish Inquisition | December 3, 1998 | 110 |
| A look at the Spanish Inquisition (1492 AD). |||
| Bjarney & Friends | December 10, 1998 | 111 |
| A look at the Viking Bjarni Herjólfsson, who discovered North America (998 AD). |||
| The Battle of Waterloo | December 17, 1998 | 112 |
| A look at the Battle of Waterloo (1815 AD). |||
| The Bloody Aztecs | December 24, 1998 | 113 |
| A look at the fight between the Aztecs and Cortez (1521 AD). |||

### Season 2

| Title | Original airdate | # |
| Gutenberg's Laptop | 1999 | 201 |
| A look at Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press (1455 AD). |||
| Cartier Does Canada | 1999 | 202 |
| A look at the explorer Jacques Cartier (1536 AD). |||
| Ransomed by Vikings | 1999 | 203 |
| A look at the abduction of the Archbishop of Canterbury by the 'Scandinavian Mafia' (1011 AD). |||
| Operation Desert Crusade | 1999 | 204 |
| A look at the Christian Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem (1099 AD). |||
| The Celibate Celebrity of 1429 | 1999 | 205 |
| A look at Joan of Arc (1429 AD). |||
| The Big Sex Scandal | 1999 | 206 |
| A look at King David and his wife Bathsheba (970 BC). |||
| The Sistine Ceiling | 1999 | 207 |
| A look at Michelangelo's painting of the Sistine Chapel (1512 AD). |||
| Saying No to Terrorism | 1999 | 208 |
| A look at Moses (1200 BC). |||
| Galileo Cops a Plea | 1998 | 209 |
| A look at Galileo's heresy trial (1616 AD). |||
| Worse Than Genghis Khan | 1999 | 210 |
| A look at Tamerlane, last and worst of the horseback barbarians (1402 AD). |||
| The Commander in Chief Is a Eunuch | 1999 | 211 |
| A look at Cheng Ho, the eunuch leader of a Chinese treasure fleet (1403 AD). |||
| A Woman for All Seasons | 1999 | 212 |
| A look at Hildegard von Bingen (1170 AD). |||
| Bulbs, Boom & Bust! | 1999 | 213 |
| A look at the Dutch Tulip Bubble (1630s AD). |||
| Cleo Can Kiss My Asp | 1999 | 214 |
| A look at Cleopatra, Antony, and Octavian (31 BC). |||
| My Canada Includes Quebec | 1999 | 215 |
| A look at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759 AD). |||
| The Not-So-Great Wall of China | 1999 | 216 |
| A look at the Great Wall of China (240 BC). |||
| Invasion U.S.A.! | 1999 | 217 |
| A look at the invasion of Washington D.C. and the burning of the White House during the War of 1812 (1814 AD). |||
| Spartans, Get Ready to Rumble! | 1999 | 218 |
| A look at the Battle of Thermopylae (490 BC), via a parody of WWE wrestling. |||
| Welcome to Oz | 1999 | 219 |
| A look at the transportation of prisoners to the colonies in Australia (1787 AD). |||
| The Tiananmen Square of 532 A.D. | 1999 | 220 |
| A look at Emperor Justinian (532 AD). |||
| The Pregnant Pirates | 1999 | 221 |
| A look at the capture and trial of Anne Bonney and Mary Read (1720 AD). |||
| The King Has Left The Building | 1999 | 222 |
| A look at Empress Catherine the Great and Pugachev's revolt (1774 AD). |||
| Shakespeare in Love – Drake in Battle | 1999 | 223 |
| A look at the Spanish Armada (1582 AD). |||
| Everything You Need to Know About God | 1999 | 224 |
| A look at the Council of Nicaea (325 AD). |||

### Season 3

| Title | Original airdate | # |
| Vikings à la Mode | 2000 | 301 |
| A look at the Viking Rollo the Gangor's invasion of northern France (911 AD). |||
| The Captain Who Couldn't Sail Straight | 2000 | 302 |
| A look at the British explorer Henry Hudson's voyage to discover a passage to India (1611 AD), satire of the title to the book The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight. |||
| Battle of the Anti-Popes | 2000 | 303 |
| A look at the struggle between the Pope Gregory XII and Pope Benedict XII (1409 AD). |||
| Nero Business Like Show Business | 2000 | 304 |
| A look at the Roman Emperor Nero (65 AD). |||
| Truth Or Prayer, The Crusade Tour | 2000 | 305 |
| A look at Eleanor of Aquitaine's Crusade (1147 AD) done as a parody of Madonna's Truth or Dare. |||
| Goodbye Tudor Rose | 2000 | 306 |
| A look at Catherine Howard's life and execution (1542 AD), done as a parody of the media coverage of Princess Diana's death, and featuring a parody of the commemorative version of Elton John's song "Candle in the Wind"). |||
| The Duelling Transvestite | 2000 | 307 |
| A look at the Chevalier d'Eon (1776 AD). |||
| Rebel With A Cause | 2000 | 308 |
| A look at the Roman perspective of Jesus Christ's crucifixion (33 AD). |||
| Dracula's Evil Twin | 2000 | 309 |
| A look at Prince Vlad of Wallachia (15th century AD). |||
| Neolithic Park | 2000 | 310 |
| A look at discovery of agriculture (6000 BC). |||
| My Pharaoh Lady | 2000 | 311 |
| A look at Pharaoh Hatshepsut (1500 BC). |||
| Between Me & My Calvin | 2000 | 312 |
| A look at French theologian John Calvin (1553 AD). |||
| Alexander's Wartime Band | 2000 | 313 |
| A look at Alexander the Great (323 BC). |||
| Monk On A Hot Tin Roof | 2000 | 314 |
| A look at Savonarola, the priest who took over Florence (1490 AD). |||
| Glengarry Glen Baa | 2000 | 315 |
| A look at the Highland Clearances (1814 AD). |||
| Saladin's Last Stand | 2000 | 316 |
| A look at the Muslim leader Saladin (1192 AD). |||
| The Mounties' Comical Ride | 2000 | 317 |
| A look at the North-West Mounted Police's first trek west (1874 AD) done as a parody of Cops. |||
| The Man Who Wouldn't Be King | 2000 | 318 |
| A look at the Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell (1649 AD). |||
| A New Angle On The Gods | 2000 | 319 |
| A look at Pythagoras and his followers (560 BC). |||
| When Irish Eyes Are Starvin' | 2000 | 320 |
| A look at the Great Famine of Ireland (1840s AD). |||
| Gladiators: Too Hot for TV | 2000 | 321 |
| A look at the Roman sport of gladiatorial combat (100 AD). |||
| The First Emperor | 2000 | 322 |
| A look at Sargon the Great, Emperor of Mesopotamia (2500 BC). |||
| There's Gold in Them Thar Beavers | 2000 | 323 |
| A look at Pierre-Esprit Radisson & Médard des Groseilliers (1660s AD). |||
| The Shootout At Fly's Photographic Studio | 2000 | 324 |
| A look at the Shootout at the OK Corral (1881 AD). |||

### Season 4

| Title | Original airdate | # |
| A Canterbury Murder Tale | April 8, 2002 | 401 |
| A look at the murder of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury (1170 AD) done as a parody of Law & Order. |||
| Francis & Me | April 9, 2002 | 402 |
| A look at William Lyon Mackenzie and the Upper Canada Rebellion (1837 AD) done in the style of a Michael Moore documentary. |||
| Rock & Roll Has Got to Go! | April 10, 2002 | 403 |
| A look at music and youth in ancient Athens(340 BC), done as a parody of a Beatles retrospective. |||
| Leaving Norman | April 11, 2002 | 404 |
| A look at the compilation of the Domesday Book (1086 AD) done as a parody of the Wayne Rostad CBC show On the Road Again. |||
| The Day The Island Stood Still | April 12, 2002 | 405 |
| A look at the European discovery of North America from the point of view of the Native Americans (1492 AD). Done as a parody of The Day the Earth Stood Still. |||
| Love & Death | April 13, 2002 | 406 |
| A look at Goethe and the fervour that accompanied his book, The Sorrows of Young Werther (1780 AD). Parodies Star Trek fandom. |||
| Samurai Goodfellas | April 16, 2002 | 407 |
| A look at the 47 Ronin (1703 AD) done in the style of The Godfather and with a parody of the Paramount Pictures logo (as 'Fujimount'.) |||
| Who Killed J.F.C.? | April 17, 2002 | 408 |
| A look at the assassination of Julius Caesar (24 BC) that suggests the assassination was the result of a lone knife man, rather than the official story that was a conspiracy. Done as a reversal of the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. |||
| The Uncivil War | April 18, 2002 | 409 |
| A look at the story behind Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1864 AD), done as a parody of The West Wing. |||
| Temptation Monastery | April 19, 2002 | 410 |
| A look at Peter Abelard (1140 AD), via his appearance on The Howard Stern Show. |||
| Terror for the Sake of Terror | April 22, 2002 | 411 |
| A look at Ivan the Terrible (1582 AD) appearing on Oprah. |||
| Harpsichord Wizard | April 23, 2002 | 412 |
| A look at Ludwig van Beethoven (1839 AD). Done as a parody of an award show. |||
| Xena's Evil Sister | April 24, 2002 | 413 |
| A look at Boadicea and the Celtic revolt against Rome (61 AD) done as a parody of Thelma and Louise. |||
| Kamikaze Save the Day | April 25, 2002 | 414 |
| A look at the typhoon that saved Japan from the invading armies of Kublai Khan (1281 AD). |||
| Domestic Terrorism | April 26, 2002 | 415 |
| A look at Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot (1605 AD). |||
| Where No White Man Has Gone Before | April 29, 2002 | 416 |
| A look at the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1805 AD). |||
| Goodnight Good Knights | April 30, 2002 | 417 |
| A look at the Knights Templar (1307 AD). |||
| Stairway to Heaven | May 1, 2002 | 418 |
| A look at Emperor Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon (590 BC). |||
| Psychic Celebrity | May 2, 2002 | 419 |
| A look at Nostrodamus's predictions (1555 AD) done as an infomercial. |||
| Bewitched | May 3, 2002 | 420 |
| A look at the Salem Witch Trials (1692 AD). Done as a parody of Judge Judy. |||
| Five Ring Circus | May 6, 2002 | 421 |
| A look at the original Olympic Games (350 BC). |||
| Gratuitous Sex & Violence | May 7, 2002 | 422 |
| A look at the plays of William Shakespeare (1601 AD) via a parody of Entertainment Tonight. |||
| Out Wit, Out Walk, Out Eat | May 8, 2002 | 423 |
| A look at the Donner Party (1846 AD) as a parody of Survivor. |||
| Ten Lost Days | May 9, 2002 | 424 |
| A look at the switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar (1582 AD). |||

### Season 5

| Title | Original airdate | # |
| The Osborgias | April 17, 2004 | 501 |
| A look at Pope Alexander VI aka Rodrigo Borgia and his scheming family (1500 AD). Done as a parody of The Osbournes. |||
| Talkin' Turkey | April 24, 2004 | 502 |
| A look at the first Thanksgiving celebration between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag (1621 AD) via parody of All in the Family. |||
| Never Been Kissed | May 1, 2004 | 503 |
| A look at Ulrich von Liechtenstein, a knight who toured Europe in a white dress and blonde wig promoting courtly love appears on Live with Regent and Kelli. (1227 AD). |||
| The Politics of Puffy Pants | May 8, 2004 | 504 |
| A look at the Reign of Terror in France (1794 AD). Done as a parody of a Seinfeld episode. Jerry's girlfriend want him to wear a not-puffy shirt and he can't refuse or she will accuse him of being counter-revolutionary and he will be guillotined. |||
| I Pray the Fifth | May 15, 2004 | 505 |
| A look at the Cathars (1244 AD) via parody of McCarthyism. |||
| A.D.D. in 1510 AD | May 22, 2004 | 506 |
| A look at Leonardo da Vinci (1495 AD). |||
| The Truth Is Out There | May 29, 2004 | 507 |
| A look at the Battle of Little Big Horn (1876 AD) via parody of The X-Files. |||
| Marco & Nick's Excellent Adventure | June 12, 2004 | 508 |
| A look at Marco Polo and his book Il Milione (1302 AD). |||
| Tax This! | June 19, 2004 | 509 |
| A look at the American Revolution (1776 AD) done as a parody of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. |||
| Queen Takes Queen, Checkmate | June 26, 2004 | 510 |
| A look at the rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I (1587 AD) as seen on The Jerry Springer Show. |||
| Got You Dead to Rights | July 3, 2004 | 511 |
| A look at the incredible story of a Pope Formosus, who was dug up and put on trial in the Cadaver Synod (897 AD). Done as a parody of The Practice. |||
| Girls! Girls! Girls! | July 10, 2004 | 512 |
| A look at the Mormon's early practices of polygamy (1857 AD) done as an episode of The Bachelor. |||
| To Boldly Go... | July 17, 2004 | 513 |
| A look at Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro's journey to Peru (1529 AD). Done as an episode of Star Trek. |||
| A Win-Win War | July 24, 2004 | 514 |
| A look at the War of 1812 (1812–1814 AD) via a parody of Crossfire. |||
| A Newtiful Mind | July 31, 2004 | 515 |
| A look at Isaac Newton (1690 AD). Done as a parody of an Ebert & Roper review of A Beautiful Mind. |||

## Timeline

This is a list of episodes arranged chronologically.